nail the hammer on the head

A form of hit the nail on the head — To identify something exactly; to arrive at exactly the right answer.

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Meanings

verbnail the hammer on the head (third-person singular simple present nails the hammer on the head, present participle nailing the hammer on the head, simple past and past participle nailed the hammer on the head)

present singular third person nails the hammer on the head · participle present nailing the hammer on the head · participle past nailed the hammer on the head · past nailed the hammer on the head

  1. idiomaticnonstandardrareNonstandard form of hit the nail on the head.

    As far as solving this math problem goes, I'd say you pretty much nailed the hammer on the head.

Synonyms & antonyms

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hit the nail on the head
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APA

nail the hammer on the head. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nail%20the%20hammer%20on%20the%20head

MLA

“nail the hammer on the head.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nail%20the%20hammer%20on%20the%20head. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nail the hammer on the head,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nail%20the%20hammer%20on%20the%20head.

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